Vehicle-tire.



R. GLABAZNYA.

VEHICLE TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1911. 1,020,549, Patented Mar. 19,1912.

of (i WZNESSES JMW fw? az lifiwn mounted on a vehicle wheel.

i specification.

ITO all whom, it may concern:

UNITED 'STATES PATENT oiriiici.

RUDOLPH GLABAzujra, OECHICAGOQLLINOIS.

vmiicLE'riRE.

Be. it known that I, RUDOLPH GLABAZNYA,

a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hun# gary, and residing atCliicLigo, in the count-y of Cook and State of Illinois, have'invented a new-'and useful Improvement in Vehicle- Tires, of which the following is a complete -The main objects of this invention are to provide an improved construction of vehicle I tire; to provide a vehiclel tire. having a maximuin amount of resiliency and durability; tov provide 'a vehicle tire having an 'auxiliary stiffening member within the casing adapted to increase the resiliency of the tire to provide a vehicle tire in which the resiliency ofthe tirecasing is sul'iplen'iented by a reinov- ,able annular stili'ening member; to provide fa Vehicle tire havin huli'ers adapted to limit 20 i tire havingall of the advantages of a. piieiimatic `tire but not subjected to blow-outs and like troubles; and to provide a strong tlieconipression o the tiregto provide a and durable tire adapted to be const ructed at a minimum cost.

A specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

'whicli: l A I l .Figure l is a transverse section of a vehicle tire embodied in thisinvention,` `Iand Fig. 2

: is a side elevation of one, of the butlers and 'a portion of an adjoining one, showing their gai-rangement' in the tire. Fig. 3 is a fragment-ary side elevation of the springs for the 'Stlei'iing member. I A l "In the construction shown the tire casing l is constructed of rubber and canvas vnl,-

' ctiinized together in the ordinary manner,

and is-providcd with attaching ribs Qatlapt.- ed to bcclaniped iii'tlie. wheel run 3. which may 'be of any usual or well known construction.

' Within vthe casing 1 is the ren'iovable, annular stitl'cning member Jl which is of an Outer circumference to i'it closely to the inner A' circumference or-suiface of the treadfpor'- within the other and extend longitudinally 4tion 0f the casing.

huid .stillening nieinbeil icoii'iprises a plurality oi' annular bands of spring metal which are arranged one of the tire, aiidat. each side of said bands aie a plurality of rings G of spring metah'which 'riengs are arranged concentricl with the bands 5aloiig the lsides of the casing and decrease sion.

h Specification of Letters Potent. i Patented B131', 19, 1912, Appiicauon mea June 24, i911.. .serigi N91 aimiez.

in diameteriii regular order with reference y 'totlieldistance removed from the bands.

Connecting said bands and rings together are a plurality; approximately V-sliaped outer'and 'inner'l plates 7 which are bent to' partially encircle said. bands andrings and are riveted together between the same, as' shown more clearly iirFigSD'l and 3. Said pairs of plates are arranged suitabe distances apart circumferentially of the rings and' bands and act to hold the same in unvarying relation to each other. AUpon 4saiqd bands, rings and )lates is inoldcda covering 8 of rubber, t ie outer surface of which is shaped to conform to the noi'iiialfshape of the inner surface of the tread portion of the tire, and to' fit. closely thereto. lThe inner j surface of the covering 8 is concaved transversely. y The stifening member 4 may bel employed in either new or old tires, since it- ,can' be v easily inserted in the ordinary tire casing.

Within the tire, and adaptcd'to rest on the edges 9 thereof, are a plurality of buffers 10 which are preferably formed 0f tubularv sections of rubber with a metal channel. bar 11 molded in the side thereof adjacent to the vehicle rim. -A -bolt.12 is connected with each hai' 11 and is adapted to extend through the wheel felly 13.

The operation of the construction` shown is asfollows; When 'the tire is .compressed or flattened on the side contacting with the road surface, the stilen'ing inenibei 4 takes xthe strain and acts to'resist such conipres- Should the stiliening` inen'iberA also be flattened siilliciently it will eontat'ft with thebiitl'ers 10 which will add theirresistance thereto. l

While but one specific embodimentof the inventionhas been shown and described itV i los recesses to'reoeve the rods, each air being scribed my name in the presence of two rieted ogetl ol oplositedsdpes olfD the Witnesses. A' ,ro s an sai an s ro san aies ein embedded an annulalj memberpof 'reslien A l RUDOLPH. GLABAZNYA' 5 material adapted to fit the inside of the tread Witnesses: Y

. portion of 'a tire,-substantia11y as described. f RoT. KLoTz,

`. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sub- AUG. WEBB. 

